Young audiophile metal head looking to level up speaker choice

@amtprod ,

"Personally what I love about these speakers is that they make me want to listen to ALL music---though they can rock, they aren’t a one trick pony, meaning they don’t fall on their face or are deficient in other areas with different music."

That is the key right there - Legacies play well with everything. I have the Signature SE’s and I drove them with a 15 wpc SE tube amp just for kicks, and they can sing with that little power.

Many great brands have been mentioned here but not all play nice with all genres, or with little power. My foray into audiophile world was with Dynaudio.....they are a great brand, but they just do not make speakers for low wattage amps, nor do they play well at low volumes. They are typically a heavy and complex load. I would stay away from Dyns for small spaces, and if you are "starting out". I learned the hard way.

I really appreciate @deep_333 ​​​​@james633 comments about what the heavy metal needs. so few audio reviews give the genre the time of day when talking about audio gear...

For those who may have missed my earlier post - I am driving these speakers with a Rogue Sphinx V3 (tube/class D hybrid) 100wpc into 8 ohms..

@curiousjim @vthokie83 @jolywins

JBL- the classic line, L52,82,100 are classic rock speakers but I am curious about control and clarity? Heavy metal is so complex and dynamic...instruments with their individual distortion textural differences - all blazing at over 200+bpm at times - having a well sorted speaker that won’t blur or smear is something that I am hoping to find. Does anyone have experience with the 4309? That’s in my price range...

Klipsch - do would these speakers pair well synergistically with my hybrid Rogue amp? Is it BEST to have class A and/or pure tube amplification to tame treble/mid horn speakers?

Thanks again for all your advice and knowledge

@nitewulf My stepfather turned me onto Legacy with his same-as-your Signature SE speakers, which OH MY GOD!  He's had Vandersteen and Heron floor standing speakers both very very good and great accuracy, sound stage, etc.  But the Legacy line truly are incredible. They are efficient, flexible, and just electrify music unlike others.  I've heard some that are more 'real', warmer, fuller, powerful, better sound stage, smoother, resolving, etc.  But they all also LACK other things.  The Legacy, seems to have a really even balance of all things.  Though some may not like their style (the older ones were really....meh) like the much higher end priced ones are just...interesting.  For the money, for me, at the time $1100 for the Studio HD was money VERY well spent.

Killingforcompany,

I'd suggest you find a JBL dealer, bring your music, and try them for yourself, my guess is that they would have several models available and there are several hundred JBL dealers out there

Golden Ear floor standers have a built in powered sub that you can adjust to integrate with the mids and highs in your room. For metal you do not want anything super revealing as majority of the bands are less than perfectly recorded. So you need to strike that balance. Look into Golden Ear. But whatever you do, make your best effort to audition with your choice of music before you buy.